An abstract, sterling silver brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch has two crescent shapes on the left, curved around a black stone. On the right are four jagged edges with beads of metal at the tip. They meet at the bottom at a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.3
Ladies' oval-shaped brooch with a black-and-white tintype photograph of an African American man. The brooch is silver in color with a glass front and a pushpin back. The man in the photograph is wearing a dark colored necktie, jacket and vest with a white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.50
Kanesha Nichole Brookes-Moody (born October 5, 1982), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American actress, model, singer, songwriter, and television personality. Her single "Girlfight" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005, paving the way…
A black-and-white gelatin silver print group portrait of teenage boys at a Brooklyn mosque. There are fourteen (14) boys visible, posed inside of a small wood-paneled room, with two older men standing along the left-hand side of the group. Most of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.18.1
Brooklyn Sudano is an American actress and director. She starred as Vanessa Scott in the ABC comedy series My Wife and Kids and later played the leading role in the 2006 drama film Rain. Sudano has appeared in films such as Alone in the Dark II (2008),…
Kevin Danell Mann (born January 10, 1969), known professionally as Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Sacramento, California. Known for his explicitly graphic and violent lyrics which include vivid descriptions…
Hugh Morgan Hill (July 12, 1921 – November 3, 2009), also known as Brother Blue, was an American educator, storyteller, actor, musician, and street performer based principally in the Boston area. After serving as First Lieutenant from 1943 to 1946 in the…
Freeman Davis (October 4, 1902 – June 14, 1974) was an American whistling and bone playing recording artist best known by his stage names "Brother Bones" and "Whistling Sam".
A framed poster of the front cover of Brotherman No. 1 illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. The poster features a color image of the face of Brotherman. He is wearing a blue mask with the letter “B” on his forehead. Printed in white ink at the top of the page…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.5.4
Original Brotherman Comic script written by Guy A. Sims. The script is 21 pages long and has a brown cover. A typed label on the cover has been crossed out indicating the cover was reused. The first page of the script reads “BROTHERMAN: Dictator of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.2
Original Brotherman comic sketchbook illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. The sketchbook has a black cover with silver and blue stylized lettering covering the front, spine and back. The sketchbook has 168 pages. It is illustrated using pencil and different…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.3
A color painting of Brotherman by Dawud Anyabwile. The image depicts Brotherman from the waist up. He is wearing a blue suit with a large “B” on his forehead and another “B” on his chest. His arms are extended out towards the viewer and his hands are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.116.5.7
